After the devastation of World War I, the Olympic movement finds itself at a crossroads, especially in Europe. While the VI Olympiad was supposed to take place in Berlin, Germany has been banned from participation as politics is interjected into the Olympic Games. Now the IOC must decide where to hold the VII Olympiad, and Antwerp is chosen to play host with less than two years to prepare. To this day, the Antwerp Games of 1920 are the only time the Games have been hosted in Belgium and would be the last single Olympic Games before being split into Winter and Summer editions.
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Show Notes:
Episode 234: Author David Davis on Waterman Duke Kanahamoku
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Sources:
Olympedia – 1920 Summer Olympics Overview
1920 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
The story of the cash-strapped, post-pandemic 1920 Olympics
Book: Total Olympics by Jeremy Fuchs
